Wright-Humason School for the Deaf
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The Wright-Humason School for the Deaf was a specialized educational institution in New York City that provided advanced instruction and speech training for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, including Helen Keller.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wright-Humason School for the Deaf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4089216 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wright-Humason School for the Deaf Context triple: [Helen Keller, educatedAt, Wright-Humason School for the Deaf]
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A.
Clarke School for the Deaf
Clarke School for the Deaf is a pioneering American institution that specializes in teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing children to communicate primarily through spoken language and listening.
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B.
Helen Keller Middle School
Helen Keller Middle School is a public middle school serving students in the town of Easton, Connecticut.
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C.
Kansas State School for the Deaf
Kansas State School for the Deaf is a specialized public institution in Olathe, Kansas, providing education and support services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
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D.
Kentucky School for the Deaf
The Kentucky School for the Deaf is a historic state-supported residential school providing education and services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Kentucky.
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E.
Perkins School for the Blind
Perkins School for the Blind is a pioneering educational institution in Massachusetts dedicated to teaching and supporting blind and visually impaired students.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wright-Humason School for the Deaf Target entity description: The Wright-Humason School for the Deaf was a specialized educational institution in New York City that provided advanced instruction and speech training for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, including Helen Keller.
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A.
Clarke School for the Deaf
Clarke School for the Deaf is a pioneering American institution that specializes in teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing children to communicate primarily through spoken language and listening.
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B.
Helen Keller Middle School
Helen Keller Middle School is a public middle school serving students in the town of Easton, Connecticut.
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C.
Kansas State School for the Deaf
Kansas State School for the Deaf is a specialized public institution in Olathe, Kansas, providing education and support services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
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D.
Kentucky School for the Deaf
The Kentucky School for the Deaf is a historic state-supported residential school providing education and services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Kentucky.
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E.
Perkins School for the Blind
Perkins School for the Blind is a pioneering educational institution in Massachusetts dedicated to teaching and supporting blind and visually impaired students.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
ⓘ
school for the deaf ⓘ |
| attendanceEndYearOfHelenKeller | 1896 ⓘ |
| attendanceStartYearOfHelenKeller | 1894 ⓘ |
| attendedBy | Helen Keller ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| discipline |
deaf education
ⓘ
special education ⓘ |
| educationLevel | secondary education ⓘ |
| focus | integration of deaf students into hearing society ⓘ |
| hadTeacherOf |
Anne Sullivan
ⓘ
linked to:
Annie Sullivan
|
| hasEducationProgram |
academic curriculum for deaf students
ⓘ
lip-reading instruction ⓘ speech training for deaf children ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfOperation |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ West 76th Street, New York City ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Helen Keller’s letters
ⓘ
linked to:
Helen Keller
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller autobiography) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced oral training for deaf students
ⓘ
role in Helen Keller’s early education ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Helen Keller
ⓘ
Mary Agnes "Polly" Thomson ⓘ |
| operatedFor |
deaf students
ⓘ
hard-of-hearing students ⓘ |
| provided |
advanced instruction
ⓘ
speech training ⓘ |
| specialization |
oral education for the deaf
ⓘ
speech development for deaf students ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| studentPopulationType |
children
ⓘ
youth ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
oralist method
ⓘ
speechreading instruction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wright-Humason School for the Deaf Description of subject: The Wright-Humason School for the Deaf was a specialized educational institution in New York City that provided advanced instruction and speech training for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, including Helen Keller.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.